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The Balsam Root Fire burning just outside Wenatchee had grown to 250 acres Saturday.

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FIRE REPORT: Fires spring up in Wenatchee, Mansfield areas
July 8, 2024 1:15 a.m.

FIRE REPORT: Fires spring up in Wenatchee, Mansfield areas

MANSFIELD — The Road 11 Fire burning about 12 miles southwest of Mansfield was 50% contained Saturday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The brush fire, which was ignited Thursday afternoon and grew to 800 acres, was one of the sources of smoke noticeable in the air earlier in the week in Grant and Adams counties, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.